⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 10-2 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Reggie Miller made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erick Strickland.
Q4 2:50 · IND 74-73 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Traveling
Q4 4:01 · IND 71-73 WSH
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Bad Pass
Q4 0:58 · IND 74-77 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:35 · IND 47-57 WSH
- Winner
Christian Laettner made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jerry Stackhouse.
Q4 2:28 · IND 74-75 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:49 · IND 74-76 WSH
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 1:31 · IND 74-76 WSH
- Missed FT
Michael Jordan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:09 · IND 74-76 WSH
📊The numbers
| IND | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
